Aa promised, here are a few pictures of Wesley enjoying his new house. The top two are actually the same pic, the top one is just a close up crop of #2. The third one was just an attempt to get a nice picture of his eyes, still one blue one and one brown one. The doctor said if it was still like that at nine months, it would probably stay that way. Well, we have 2 more weeks before it's official. I wonder what he'll put on his driver's license under eye color?
Wesley's friend Alexander is in a different daycare and they had "splash day" this week. It sounded like fun, so I gave Wesley his bath outside this afternoon in the privacy of our back deck today. I think he had fun. Most of the pictures I took he was looking down playing with his toys in the water. These are some of the more interesting pictures. Enjoy!
Who would have thought that Wesley would find an ordinary baby wipe so fascinating? After meals, I wipe Wesley's hands and face with a Swiper, which just happens to be a brand name baby wipe. Lately I have been letting him play with the swiper as I finish cleaning up after meals. He seemed to fuss when I tried to take it away, so I let him hang onto it when we took him over to play after dinner. We have so many toys for him, with so many bright colors, interesting textures and such fun sounds. It amazes me how a cheap piece of damp paper just seemed to hold his interest. He held onto it as he crawled around and went from toy to toy. Ahhh... the simple things in life.
It seems like he has been sick forever, but I know that is not the case. When we got home from daycare yesterday, Greg said Wesley felt warm. We checked his temperature and it was 100.9. I paged the pediatrician and it was decided Wesley would go back to the doctor's office in the morning if the fever continued through the night. Needless to say, when he woke up at 4:45 am, his temperature was 102.3, I gave him some Tylenol (again) and a couple hours later it was 103.7. I called and we went right over to the office. The doctor decided to give him a shot of antibiotics (Rocephin) and we need to go back tomorrow for another shot. Well... the shot ws divided into two doses because it is too large for his little muscles, so he got TWO shots. My poor little guy. It just breaks my heart to see him sick. I wish there was more we could do for him.
Wesley is the only boy in the infant room at daycare. He is quite the ladies man.
He did it! He pulled himself up into a standing position! What a big boy! Usually he is just up on his knees. I was playing on the computer and he just happened to get into the standing position. Since I had been using my camera earlier, it was sitting next to me, so I snapped a few pics. Doesn't he look proud of himself! Then it was fun to see what would happen next. How will he get back down?
He kinda went into a split and at that point I put the camera down. He turned one leg in and ended up on his butt with one leg straight out. Thankfully he didn't hit the table with his face. I was right there, so that would not have happened anyway, but wow... you just can't turn away even for a second! Maybe we should set up a playyard.
Learning to crawl has broadened Wesley's whole world! Gone are the days where he will just sit and play. I'll put him on the floor with a few toys and that will last all of a minute. Then he'll scoot to the coffee table and try to pull himself up a few times, try to crawl under the coffee table, make his way over to the TV stand and start pulling on the doors. Unfortunately, he is very headstrong and uses his head as a battering ram. Needless to say, Wesley has to learn to work on his coordination and balance. This has lead to a few bumps and bruises on his forehead.
To date, this is the list of foods Wesley has been introduced to:
Now, Nighttime Pediatrics is an after hours care center that also sees adults too. It is for those urgent needs, but nonemergent care. Welsey had a fever and coupled with his symptoms I figured he needed to be seen by a doctor. We headed to the appointment and saw a very nice doctor there. Wesley did not have pink eye, despite the exposure at daycare, but he did have an ear infection and a sinus infection. After some Tylenol and starting his ten day course of antibiotics, he is feeling much better. Nighttime Pediatrics is a GREAT service and should the need arise, we would gladly use them again. They even called the next day to check in and see how Wesley was doing and if he was improving. By the way, he weighed 17lbs 10oz at his appointment.
After going into work for a meeting, I took Wesley to the park. When I first sat him down, he was running his hands over the grass. Then I handed him a book which he chewed on a for a bit and then he looked around and pondered his place in the world. He is such an observant baby! Look out world!
We took Wesley to the park after dinner today. I like to take pictures of the little guy every few days and I haven't taken many this past week. So... Daddy helped me snap a few good ones. I don't think he knew he was in quite so many of the good ones! Daddy just has a way of getting Wesley to smile. It is awesome to watch them interact!
